Antelope DISCRETE 8 ORYX SYNERGY CORE Portable USB-C Audio Interface

Antelope DISCRETE 8 ORYX SYNERGY CORE Portable USB-C Audio InterfaceRedefine what's possible The Discrete 8 Oryx brings our latest innovations into a powerful, affordable studio hub for producers, engineers, and bands. Built for multi instrument recording and hybrid workflows, it combines pristine conversion and clocking, console grade preamps, real time FX processing, advanced headphone tools, and expansive routing all in one rack unit. Experience every mix with uncompromising clarity At the heart of the Discrete 8

Redefine what's possible
The Discrete 8 Oryx brings our latest innovations into a powerful, affordable studio hub for producers, engineers, and bands. Built for multi-instrument recording and hybrid workflows, it combines pristine conversion and clocking, console-grade preamps, real-time FX processing, advanced headphone tools, and expansive routing — all in one rack unit.

Experience every mix with uncompromising clarity
At the heart of the Discrete 8 Oryx are the latest AD/DA converters (up to 130dB headroom) and fourth-generation 64-bit AFC™ clocking. Together, they deliver wider stereo imaging, depth, and detail that go far beyond the specs of the converter chips alone. Careful implementation and decades of clocking expertise ensure a sound that stands out in both recording and playback, beloved by audio professionals worldwide.

Eight channels of clarity
The Discrete 8 Oryx features eight discrete Class-A microphone preamps, each crafted with six transistors and inspired by the circuitry of legendary recording consoles. The result is exceptional clarity, depth, and an ultra-low noise floor, along with an upgraded 75 dB of gain to accommodate even the most demanding microphones.

All eight inputs are DC-coupled and support both XLR and line-level TS/TRS connections, while the two front-panel inputs can also be switched to Hi-Z for direct instrument recording.

Connect everything. Work without limits.
With 26×38 simultaneous connectivity — including 8 preamps, 8 DC-coupled line outs, ADAT, S/PDIF, reamp outs, monitor outs, and 4 headphone outs — the Discrete 8 Oryx serves as the centerpiece of any studio. Our intuitive virtual patch bay makes complex routing simple, letting you use every analog and digital channel at once for true hybrid flexibility.

Go one step further in your workflow
With a wide range of I/O options, the Discrete 8 Oryx easily adapts to any recording environment. These dedicated features are designed to enhance your workflow as your studio needs grow.

Word clock I/O
Keep your digital gear in perfect sync with three Word Clock outputs, taking advantage of our best clocking technology. The Word Clock input also allows the interface to operate as a slave, giving you greater flexibility in your clocking setup.

Reamp outputs
Send your clean guitar signal out of the interface and re-record it through your favorite amp or cabinet setup—no external reamp box required.

Talkback
Use any of the eight mic inputs or the built-in front-panel talkback mic to communicate directly through your monitor and headphone outputs.

Footswitch input
This input works with either a single footswitch (1/4” TS jack) to control the dim function, or a dual footswitch to manage both the talkback and dim controls simultaneously.

The ultimate control at your fingertips
A redesigned software control panel puts efficiency and flexibility at your fingertips, offering a sleek, intuitive layout that adapts to your workflow. Explore the quick drag-and-drop routing, simultaneous operation of all digital and analog ports, and direct low-latency monitoring with onboard effects. This software upgrade significantly streamlines operation and expands the creative control available within the Discrete 8 Oryx.

Perfect monitoring for everyone
Maximize your session flow and artist comfort with four independent stereo headphone outputs with premium DACs to ensure clean and powerful monitoring. Utilizing Oryx’s comprehensive routing and four low-latency virtual mixers, you can dedicate a completely separate, individual mix for each musician, providing custom cue mixes tailored to their specific needs. Level up these personalized monitor mixes with zero-latency Real-Time FX from the powerful Synergy Core platform, delivering a perfect, finished sound that dramatically enhances performance and captures the best take.

A new headphone experience
X-Feed is a precision-engineered headphone crossfeed system designed to emulate the spatial behavior of loudspeakers in a stereo listening environment. The result is a more cohesive soundstage and a listening experience closer to monitoring on speakers. Additionally, you can ensure accuracy with the headphone calibration option, selecting from built-in profiles of the most popular headphone models to make your monitoring sound neutral and precise. Finally, an intuitive two-band EQ gives you the freedom to easily customize the sound to your personal taste.

X-feed is exclusively designed to go hand in hand with Discrete 8 Oryx’s four high-quality headphone outs.

Shape your sound in real time without latency.
Powered by 2 DSP and 1 FPGA, the onboard Synergy Core platform lets you run a collection of world class analog-modeled effects — from compressors and EQs to amps and reverbs — in real-time with zero perceptible latency. Perfect for giving vocalists polished monitoring chains with reverb, or for offloading CPU-intensive processing during tracking and live performance. 37 Real-Time FX come included.

Conversion & Clocking

• Class-leading AD/DA conversion with up to 130dB of headroom.
• Recording, mixing and playback at up to 24-bit/192kHz.
• Proprietary 64-bit AFC™ (Acoustically Focused Clocking) technology & Jitter. Management algorithm delivering increased sound width, separation, and detail.

Connectivity

• 8 × Discrete 6-transistor preamps with 75dB of gain for pristine recordings, with 48V phantom power. All work as microphone/line (DC-Coupled) and two are also Hi-Z inputs, on combo XLR jacks.
• 8 × DC-coupled line outputs over D-Sub 25
• Two reamp outputs on TRS ¼ jacks for further amp processing of guitar signal. They can also be used as an additional stereo monitor output – this allows you to have two pairs of monitor speakers playing together simultaneously.
• USB 2.0 type-C port with custom macOS & Windows drivers. Additional Class Compliant mode for macOS to work without an installed driver.
• Digitally expandable over ADAT I/O, with up to 16 channels available.
• Digitally expandable over S/PDIF I/O, with 2 channels available.  
• Three word clock outputs let you distribute the interface’s highly stable clock signal across your studio and a word clock input allows you to sync the Discrete 8 Oryx with other gear. 
• Footswitch input that can be used as a single footswitch (on 1/4” TS jack) to control the dim function and a dual footswitch to control both the talkback and dim functions. 
• Four stereo headphone outputs with separate gain control.  
• Dedicated stereo monitor output over TRS.

Workflow-enhancing features

• Direct monitoring with Synergy Core effects, processed in real-time with imperceptible latency.
• X-feed – Headphone crossfeed mode with calibration, mimicking the stereo sound stage of monitor speakers.
• Customizable presets with signal routing, level adjustments, mixer and FX settings.
• Customizable monitoring mixes with adjustable volume, pan and reverb.
• Easily accessible front-panel talkback with built-in microphone.
• Front panel with color display, navigation buttons for hands-on control of core parameters. Hardware relay-based gain knobs for each preamp, plus mode control (mic/line/Hi-Z) via push sequence.
• Option to work without being connected to a computer (standalone operation).
• Remote control of software features from a separate computer connected to the same network

Real-time effects processing

• Included 37 Synergy Core Real-Time FX modeled after classic and rare analog outboard gear.
• Synergy Core proprietary onboard platform powered by 2 × DSP & 1 × FPGA chips for Real-Time FX processing with imperceptible latency.
• Mic Modeling Engine allowing pairing with the Edge line of microphones for real-time use of vintage microphone emulations.

In-the-Box Content 

• Discrete 8 Oryx 
• Getting started guide 
• USB 2.0 type-C cable
• USB type-C to type-A adapter
• External power supply unit

Included Synergy Core Real-Time FX:

• 2 Preamps (Gyraf Gyratec IX, BA-31) 
• 4 Equalizers (incl. VEQ-1A, VMEQ-5) 
• 5 Compressors & Limiters (incl. Stay-Levin, FET-A76, VCA160) 
• 22 Guitar Amps & Cabs (incl. Bluelux 1x12, Tube Guitar Amp) 
• 2 Special Processing Effects (Expander, Noise Gate) 
• 1 Reverb Effect (Auraverb) 
• 1 Guitar Tuner (A-Tuner)
  

Full list of effects

• Gyraf Gyratec IX - Dual Tube Mic Preamp with HPF
• VCA160 - VCA Compressor / Limiter
• Stay-Levin - Vari-Mu Tube Compressor
• FET-A76 - FET Compressor / Limiting Amplifier
• VEQ-1A - 2-Band Tube EQ
• VMEQ-5 - 3-Band Tube Mid-Range EQ
• X903 - VCA Compressor / Limiter
• PowerFFC - Feed-Forward Compressor
• Clear Q - Parametric EQ
• Power EX - Expander
• VEQ-HLF - Tube 2-Band HPF / LPF
• Auraverb - Reverb
• BA-31 - Germanium Mic Preamp
• Power Gate - Noise Gate
• A-Tuner - Guitar Tuner
• Plexi 59 (UK) - Tube Guitar Amp
• Bass SuperTube VR - Tube Guitar Amp
• Darkface 65 (US) - Tube Guitar Amp
• Top30 (UK) Bright - Tube Guitar Amp
• Tweed Deluxe (US) - Tube Guitar Amp
• Overange 120 (UK) - Tube Guitar Amp
• BurnSphere (DE) Lead - Tube Guitar Amp
• Marcus II (US) Lead - Tube Guitar Amp
• Modern (US) CH3 - Tube Guitar Amp
• Rock 75 (UK) - Tube Guitar Amp
• Rock 22.10 (UK) - Tube Guitar Amp
• Darkface 65 2x12 - 2x12 Guitar Cabinet
• Top30 2x12 - 2x12 Guitar Cabinet
• Modern 4x12 - 4x12 Guitar Cabinet
• Green 2x12 - 2x12 Guitar Cabinet
• Vintage 4x12 - 4x12 Guitar Cabinet
• Green 4x12 - 4x12 Guitar Cabinet
• Caliper 50 1x10 - 1x10 Guitar Cabinet
• Bluelux 1x12 - 1x12 Guitar Cabinet
• Clst 1x12 - 1x12 Guitar Cabinet
• England 4x12 - 4x12 Guitar Cabinet
• Bass Tube 1x15 - 1x15 Guitar Cabinet

Specifications

Analog Inputs 

• 6 x Mic / Line Inputs 
• 2 x Mic / Line / Hi-Z Inputs
• DC-Coupled

Analog Outputs 

• 1 x Monitor Out on TRS 1/4 Jacks, +20 dBu max 
• 2 x ReAmp Out on TRS 1/4 Jacks 
• 1 x Line Out (8 channels) on DB25, +20 dBu max  
• 4 x Stereo Headphone Outputs

Mic Preamp 

• EIN: -128dBu (A-weighted) 
• Dynamic Range: -121dB (A-weighted) 
• THD: -106 dB  
• Max input: +20 dBu 
• Max Gain: 75 dB 

D/A Monitor Converter 

• Dynamic Range: 130 dB 
• THD + N: -115 dB 

A/D Converter 

• Dynamic Range: 121 dB 
• THD + N: -112 dB 

D/A Converters (Line Out) 

• Dynamic Range: 121 dB 
• THD + N: - 100dB 
• DC-Coupled

Digital Inputs 

• 2 x ADAT (up to 16CH) 
• 1 x S/PDIF

Digital Outputs 

• 2 x ADAT (up to 16CH) 
• 1 x S/PDIF

USB 2.0 I/O

• USB 2.0 Type-C connector 

Word Clock Input 

• 1 x Input @ 75 Ohms 3Vpp on BNC 32 – 192kHz

Word Clock Outputs 

• 3 x Outputs @ 75 Ohms 3Vpp on BNC 32 – 192kHz

Clocking System 

• 4th Generation Acoustically Focused Clocking 
• 64-bit DDS

Sample Rates (kHz) 

• 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192
  

Operating Temperature 

• 0-50°C, 32-122°F

Weight - Unit (Approx) 

• 3.1 kg/ 6.83 lbs

Dimensions - Unit (Approx) 

• Width: 483 mm / 19” 
• Height: 44 mm / 1.7” 
• Depth: 220 mm /8.6” 

Weight - Box (Approx)

• 4.9 kg / 10.8 lbs

Dimensions - Box (Approx)

• Width: 645 mm / 25.4”
• Height: 100 mm / 3.9”
• Depth: 340 mm / 13.4”

Power Consumption

• 25 Watts